some are wondering if negotiations are taking place at all. scott thuman joins us live from the newsroom. you start to wonder how long sidewill go on before one gives in. it appears that they talk more to us than to each other. that is one reason why the public is on edge and speaking out. ♪'m going to let it shine hoping to browse the spirit ,nquiries of hunger us held a vigil.ers >> we find ourselves approaching a cliff. businessesident held a disne .oundtable with ceos

>> that is a bad strategy for a and for your businesses. it is not a game that i will play. it is a message he says that is worth repeating. the fear is based on the nasty fight from last year. the credit worthiness of a ought not to be put at risk. where are negotiations right now? a source says none. not even e-mail communication. >> we cannot sit here and e with -- the way, december 14 is when the house is set to recess .or the year

eric cantor said they would not adjourn until they come up with a solution. scott thuman reporting. we are weeks away from the , but the decision away from the fiscal cliff, but the decision has people you can read more wjla.com. on click on the fiscal cliff link at the top of the page. two senators were on capitol hill today. they appeared before a senate .ubcommittee for called for aid communities on the eastern shore. they are still suffering from the aftermath of sandy. they testified, along with fema, about the immense challenge of rebuilding after sandy. there'll be significant challenges with housing. does he assistance with

housing is limited. the maximum amount that tammy's is about $31,000 if they have insurance. -- the maximum amount that can have is about dirty $1000 if they have insurance. it was not a hurricane when sandy made landfall. police say a man onto subwayer tracks. that man has been arrested. naeem davis pushed a man onto the subway tracks. he is homeless. police suspect he has mental problems. according to testimony given by a former marine corps , lawyers say he

has spent nine months in confinement with no close. the government says it was done --keep manning i>> it in the robbery of an atm did not go as planned. the bank employee was the first to spot it. police say surveillance video attacking and detonating a device a few hours earlier. machine.not get to the it continued to operate. a bomb sniffing dog located a second possible device, but nothing was found. parking in the district can be a headache. the signs can be pretty , but that can change soon. sam ford joins us from northwest. this is on the minds of many 's parked summit. indeed it was.

vdot says it is aware of the problem. parking confusion is at the top of the list. an attempt to park on some d.c. streets can be an exercise in fusion. arrows this way and that, sometimes five signs on one poll. it seems like you need a lawyer present to really understand. do you ever scratch your when you look at this? yes. >> he says he is watching a program to get the signed under control. actuallysaid there is when million signs of one shape or another in d.c. one of our favorites is this one.

some people do not know what to do. ul does. i just park your. they never -- i just park here. they never take it me. they should tell it away and compress it and bring it back the size of a shoebox. how long does it take to read the sign, do you think? at least 30 seconds. maybe a minute. progress. the number of people in the city every business day. a sent out a messages just to control the street. they want to make sure the dessages are easy to understan and also to make sure that they do not conflict. right now his job is not finished.

reporting live from northwest, sam ford, abc 7 news. there were a lot of ideas that were tossed around last night. it if you want to learn more, wjla.com. texting while driving, you can soon get a texting while driving charge .hould it is considered a secondary offense. it means police officers cannot .icket drivers >> a father who never knew a daughter existed. , why these folks staged nativity scene. >> we will tell you why charging hundreds of dollars for a gift card.

>> i'm doug hill in the weather center. i will tell you what to expect .hi

one group is fighting to keep -- inmas in the holiday the public eye this holiday

season. a put on a live nativity scene outside the u. s. supreme court . they had the three wise men, the , and of coarse, mary and joseph in. they wanted to demonstrate that these displays are protected under the first amendment. >> not sure what to get for the holiday season? how about a starbucks gift card ? $50 goes to the card. the card is expensive. it is made out of steel instead of plastic. 5000 of the only special cards will be offered. a custody dispute. we will tell you why the fight for the little girl is far from over. doug hill will be back and

tell us about the chilly days ahead. miami feels the heat after they lose to washington.

a bitter custody fight is being fought over in utah. a baby girl is in the middle between a family that adopted her and a father that never knew she existed. she is the baby girl caught in a custody battle. on one side, her biological , and on the other, her adoptive errands. -- parents. while the soldier was away, his --fe he never knew that his baby girl was put up for adoption. that right was taken away. >> the mother intentionally gave

the adoption agency the wrong so they could not ask for his consent. why did the adoption agency do what it did, etc. >> adoptive parents are not giving in. the lawyer said in a statement they believe the district made some fundamental errors in its decision. they will raise those with appropriate court. >> they were trying to do what was in the best interest of the child. a young girl is caught in the middle of all this. she will be turning two in march. there is no indication of it withshe will spend parents or her .ather switching gears to our

weather situation. it'll be cool, but we have a warm-up. >> we will get snow and cold , but before christmas is when we will see a pattern change. in the meantime, it will be or cold. let's get you started. looking over the chesapeake bay. the wave of clouds. turned into a spectacular day. clear skies around the region. temperatures falling and winds are diminishing. there is our high for today at reagan national airport. tomorrow it will be below average temperatures. 53 at reagan national.

45 at winchester and martinsburg. this map shows how much colder it is than it was 24 hours ago. the biggest departures are out to the west. 23 degrees colder in cumberland. 22 degrees colder in hagerstown. colder in dulles. that colder air will spread over tonight. it willinishingwin winds, -- 20nto the 20 those he 's. we might get measurable rain on friday. skies will be sunny tomorrow with chilly temperatures. friday, we will warm up a few degrees. we will have a stronger warm front on sunday and monday.

in the meantime, here is what we hours.r your overnight clear and cold. auntie 7-35. -- 27-35. we will bump it up to 50's on friday. 60 degrees on saturday. a stronger warm front will sunday.on increasing temperatures on monday and increasing chances of rain. >> the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. it is early to be talking rg iii and the hall of fame, isn't it? he is 22 years old. he has been called houdini, .ookie sensation his cleats are in the hall of fame.

his jersey and cleats have been collected. he set the record. he has run for 714 yards and four games left starting sunday against baltimore. on film you can see it as well. they bring it physically. ed, he is at the top of their defense. let's go to that ravens castle. he hopes to play against the fact he haspite the a torn bicep. he tore it last sunday against the steelers. he has defied the odds i coming it will ben injury. at fedexe decision field. i'm concerned about whether i

will help or hinder the team by playing. >> let's go to baseball. spring training. two players left after being th a --ed wit roach will come back. davie johnson said -- roach is coming back. there is a lot of buzz over the wizards win last night. do not make too much out of the .oss for miami do not blame the heat. they played a good ballgame.

they play a monster game tomorrow night against the new york knicks. they want to build on the win and you cannot blame him for that. >> now maybe it is paying off. we should have one gains, but we did not. let's move on. rg iii was at the game. he lent them his magic. how about that rocket game last night? something you might hear around the house, but not on the airwaves. he missed it. rebound. no good. rebound. no good. the lakers have just hooked s -- pooped their pants. [laughter] >> it could have been a lot worse. unprofessional, that is what

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